Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
February 27, 2016
Submitted
March 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55088
Aircraft time
39,744 hours, 27,545 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IN THE TAILCONE WAS NO LONGER IN AN ACCEPTABLE CONFIGURATION. A MISRIGGED, IMPROPERLY MISSING BUSTLE CABLE CLIP FOR THE SLIDE COVER WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SYS AND IS NOT INCOMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR, PART 121.703. THE TAILCONE SLIDE COVER CABLE CLIP WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

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